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As a Senior Lead Infrastructure Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Payments Technology group, you exhibit both depth and breadth of knowledge regarding software, applications, and technical processes across multiple technical disciplines. You also have a specialization in a specific domain within infrastructure engineering to drive programs or initiatives consisting of multiple technologies and applications. This role will focus on embedding FinOps best practices into design and architecture review processes, ensuring cost efficiency is a core consideration from the outset and is a proactive strategy rather than a reactive effort. You will play a critical role in identifying optimization opportunities across on-prem and AWS infrastructure, ensuring we meet business requirements while maintaining cost-effectiveness.

Additionally, this role will explore how AI and emerging technologies can simplify cost management for software engineers and application owners, enabling faster, more automated, and more effective optimization through better tooling, reporting, and insights.

Job responsibilities

• Define and implement the FinOps strategy for Payments, ensuring cost optimization becomes a core part of our engineering culture.
• Partner with Application owners, Engineering, Architecture, Finance, and Product teams to analyze and optimize cloud and on-prem infrastructure costs without compromising performance or reliability.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities across AWS services, compute, storage, and databases while ensuring alignment with business requirements.
• Develop and improve tooling, dashboards, and automation to provide real-time visibility into costs and drive data-driven decision-making.
• Leverage AI and machine learning to streamline cost management, making it easier and faster for engineers and application owners to optimize their environments.
• Drive execution and on-time delivery of cost saving initiatives, ensuring we meet our saving targets while maintaining operational excellence.
• Establish governance frameworks to ensure cost efficiency is built into architectural decisions and operational processes.
• Continuously evaluate and recommend best-in-class FinOps practices, tools, and methodologies to enhance Payments' financial and operational efficiency.
• Applies deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies focused on analyzing complex data and systems, anticipating issues, and finding ways to mitigate risk
• Works with other platforms to architect and implement changes required to resolve issues and modernize the organization and its technology processes
• Be responsible for infrastructure engineering in accordance with business requirements

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Infrastructure Engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Experience with FinOps, including expertise in cost management, forecasting, and optimization strategies for cloud and on-prem infrastructure
• Deep understanding of AWS services and pricing models, as well as on-prem infrastructure cost structures
• Technical proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.), automation, and cloud-native tooling
• Knowledge of one or more areas of infrastructure engineering such as hardware, networking terminology, databases, storage engineering, deployment practices, integration, automation, scaling, resilience, or performance assessments
• Adept in specific infrastructure technology and programming languages (e.g., Scripting, Python, etc.)
• Deep technical knowledge across multiple domains
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and multiple cloud technologies with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with AI, machine learning, and automation technologies to enhance FinOps capabilities
• Ability to develop and present clear, actionable insights for engineers, application owners, and senior leadership
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and drive cost-conscious decision-making across teams
• Exposure to managing budgets

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Base Pay/Salary
Jersey City, NJ $156, 750.00 - $200, 000.00 / year